Democrats are stepping up their outreach to Muslim and Arab voters, who could be critical in battleground states like Michigan but are concerned about U.S. support for Israel.
  • banshee@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Thanks for sharing a link to the transcript. Walz misspoke and conflated Israel for Iran. His response was vague but only asserted the need for steady leadership.

    Vance said he would support a preemptive strike from Israel:

    And we should support our allies wherever they are when they’re fighting the bad guys.

    The Jewish Chronicle certainly doesn’t think Walz is a Zionist:

    In touch with the anti-Israel segment of the Democratic base, Walz urged a Middle East ceasefire in March. And when 18 per cent of Minnesota Democrats cast protest votes against President Biden over Israel policy, Walz reacted respectfully: “Take them seriously. Their message is clear, that they think this is an intolerable situation and we can do more, and I think the president is hearing that.”

    https://www.thejc.com/lets-talk/analysis/tim-walzs-record-on-israel-and-antisemitism-is-deeply-concerning-gpdbj6ut

    • Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml
      83·
      1 month ago

      Walz misspoke and conflated Israel for Iran. His response was vague but only asserted the need for steady leadership

      this is either incredibly naive or intentionally misleading. his response was full support of Israel’s expansion as a necessity for US foreign policy.

      ‘Strong record of supporting the U.S.-Israel relationship’: a look at Tim Walz’s votes on Palestine as a member of Congress (15 Aug 2024)

      A review of Tim Walz’s time in Congress from 2007 to 2018 shows he supported multiple Israeli wars on Gaza, rejected the international consensus on the illegality of West Bank settlements, and opposed any unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state.

      Tim Walz: How does Kamala Harris’s VP pick view Israel, Palestine, China? (7 Aug 2024)

      In reality, though, Walz has never diverged from the party line of unconditionally supporting Israel, a position illustrated by his comments earlier this year at an event held by the Jewish Community Relations Council.

      “The ability of Jewish people to self-determine themselves is foundational … The failure to recognise the state of Israel is taking away that self-determination. So it is anti-Semitic,” he said.

      While sitting in Congress from 2007-2019, Walz voted to condemn a United Nations resolution that Israeli settlements in the West Bank were illegal.

      Walz has not spoken publicly on calls to divest from Israeli companies.

      Kamala Harris selects Tim Walz, pro-Israel Minnesota governor, as her running mate (6 Aug 2024)

      He also expressed support for Zionism and said those who do not recognize Israel are antisemitic this June at an event held by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas.

      He traveled to Israel on a 2009 diplomatic trip to the Middle East during which he met with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. He also voted with his party to allocate foreign aid, including to Israel

      • banshee@lemmy.world
        37·
        1 month ago

        Lol. These articles are a little silly. The first article complains that Walz voted Yea on the purely symbolic H.Res.34 in 2009, along with 389 other representatives…

        I think you want Walz to be the bad guy. I refuse to idolize any politician, but calling Walz a Zionist is rich.

    • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
      72·
      1 month ago

      You blue magas are incredible, they can say anything, do anything and you will still defend them. Ok then but don’t pretend that your genocide loving asses are on left of fucking Trump when Trump promise genocide and your liberal darlings not only promise but PARTICIPATE in genocide.

      • banshee@lemmy.world
        34·
        1 month ago

        Say what you want but I learned my lesson from the first Trump presidency. Don’t let that dangerous fool anywhere near the White House again.

        • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
          22·
          1 month ago

          I’m pretty conflicted about it. I want to see the most possible harm done to American empire (with least possible harm done to anyone else) and on one side Trump was incompetent enough to do some of it, but then Biden came and did so much more of it, so i’m not even really sure who would be better (or rather who would be worse).

          Though main concern i guess is the fundamental question to which i simply don’t know the answer: which party is less likely to say “apres mois, le deluge” and push the button or at least start “short, victorious war” but with nukes. Usually i would 100% point to republicans, but last two governments seen Trump backing in last minute from his planned aggression on Iran and Biden causing the proxy war in Ukraine (which thankfully don’t currently have big chance to escalate in WW3) and at least allowing and supporting the massacre in Palestine (which have potential to go nuclear).